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Photograph of the finished Che Lam Ginger Rice Chew

Vietnam · Chè lam

Che Lam Ginger Rice Chew

45 min Hands-on time
MediumDifficulty
5 stepsSteps

Method

  1. 1 Roast the glutinous rice flour until fragrant and light yellow, and set it aside for dusting.
  2. 2 Roast the peanuts until cooked, remove the shells, and then crush them.
  3. 3 Simmer sugarcane molasses with crushed ginger juice until it thickens and forms threads.
  4. 4 Pour the puffed rice and peanuts into the pan of honey, and stir quickly to coat evenly.
  5. 5 Pour the mixture onto a tray sprinkled with roasted glutinous rice flour, flatten it, let it cool, and then cut it into strips.

With an appliance

  • Microwave 42 min

    Replace step 3: Stir the molasses and ginger juice in a heat-resistant container at 800 W for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and stopping when the syrup forms thin threads. Remove the container with gloves and immediately proceed to step 4 before the mixture cools.